Last year, Musk said "the moon is a distraction." Now, he's talking about building a city there. The shift may be more ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...

Humans haven’t been back to the moon since the Apollo moons program ended over five decade ago. The reasons why go beyond science, according to experts.

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of ...

Miranda does not look like a typical small moon. The surface, seen in detail only once during Voyager 2’s flyby in 1986, ...

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has suggested that the company is now prioritising the Moon over Mars, with ...

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...

The eclipse will be visible across North America, but set your alarm -- you'll need to stay up late to see it.

Amy Shira Teitel says past Moon missions delivered a clear purpose and impact, while Artemis II lacks clarity, ...

Mars had been SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s long-standing focus. A year ago, he wrote on X: "The Moon is a distraction.” ...

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic ...